Fishing tackle



P. E. WIBERG rrsnxue TACKLE July 2, 1940.

Original Filed Nov. 11, 1957 PeZerfiflA/z' 5 erg Patented July 2, 1940UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING TACKLE Peter E. Wiberg, Newark, N.J., assignor to Art Wire & Stamping 00., Newark, N. J., a corporation ofNew Jersey Application November 11, 1937, Serial No. 174,088 RenewedNovember 16, 1939 1 Claim. (CI. 43-45) This invention relates to fishingtackle and a hump l8, then outward and then again inparticularly to theswivel connections used ward and the extremity of the wire being benttherein. to form an open hook l9 which engages partially In tackle asordinarily made, particularly around the shaft i4. where spinners areused, it is common to connect As illustrated, the shaft I 4 of theswivel is 5 the hooks to the leaders by coupling elements relativelylong and disposed on this shaft are a which include a swivel or twoswivels disposed plurality of beads 20 usually brilliantly colored. intandem. These swivels are commonly con- Disposed between these beads andthe swivel nected to the work and leader or to each other, body III isthe spinner 2|. The shaft l4 passes and the work or leader, by splitrings, that is, through the legs of a clip 22, which loosely en- 10rings formed from a coil of fine wire having at gages the spinner thuspermitting the spinner least two convolutions overlapping closely uponand clip to rotate freely around the shaft l4 and each other. Thesesmall split rings are slow and permitting the spinner to flutter in theusual tedious to assemble and diflicult to handle both manner. A loosebead 23 is illustrated as dis- ]5 when initially assembled and whenlater the user posed between the clip 22 and the swivel body Ill,

wishes to change the assembly of swivels, spinthis bead being merely forthe purpose of preners or hooks. venting frictional engagement betweenthe clip The general object of the present invention is 22 and the bodyIII of t e sw A a ok to provide a swivel coupling or connection which 24is shown as engaged by the eye I1.

is simple, self-contained, cheaper to make, and In Fig. 2, I show twoswivels constructed in 20 which may be more readily manipulated thanaccordance with my inventio d p in t the usual split rings. dem. Thebody ill of each swivel is constructed A further and more specificobject of the inas previously described, and the upper shaft ll ventionis to form the shaft of the swivel with of each swivel has the usual eyel3, as previously 25 a resilient eye at its end remote from the bodydescribed. The lower shaft 25 of each swivel 25 of the swivel, theextremity of the wire forming is a very short shaft having a head 26rotatably the eye being bent to provide a terminal detent mounted withinthe corresponding swivel body or hook which will detachably engagepartly Ill. The shaft 25 extends downward, then is bent around theswivel shaft, the eye being readily laterally outward and then inward toform the opened to permit the attachment of the swivel hump then bent toform n eye 28 and an 30 shaft to an element in the string or readilyOppos p and the extremity of t e W closed, the eye being so formed,however, as to forming e eye s b to o an p o prevent it fromaccidentally opening. 30. In other words, the swivel shown in Fig. 2 Twoembodiments of my invention are illusis of exactly the same form as thatshown in trated in the accompanying drawing wherein: Fig. but the shaftof the swivel is very short. 35

Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section of one This is to illustratethe fact that the swivel shafts form of my invention. of my improvementmay be made various lengths Fig. 2 is an elevation of another form of mydepending on the character f the tackl bein invention but showing one ofthe swivel bodies used- 40 in section. In Fig. 2, the spinner 2| isshown as engaging 40 Referring to Fig. 1, I0 designates the body ofdirectly with the eye 28 of the upper swivel. It a swivel, this bodybeing constructed in the ordiwill be seen that the shaft whichconstitutes the nary manner. ll designates one shaft of the upp r w v lm y rotate e ly r und it axis swivel, this shaft being provided with ahead [2 and that the shaft ll of the next succeeding disposed within theswivel, an eye [3 and the swivel l0 may also rotate freely on its axisso 45 extremity of the material forming the eye being that the sp nn 2|y ta e a d at the same wrapped around the shaft Ill a number of times.time flutter in a manner required of spinn rs O The opposite shaft ll ofthe swivel is shown as s a a r. being relatively elongated. The shaft ispm- It willbe seen that the essential part of my vided with ahead I5 onits inner end which has structure is the one member I4 or 25 of the 50rotative engagement with the swivel as usual. swivel which can be madeeither lon S o The opposite end of the shaft M from the head nd retainthe freed m f r y m ion so I5 is bent outward and then inward to form anecessary in fishing tackle, this member or shaft hump l6, then bent toform the eye II, the wire of the swivel having its extremity formed intoforming the eye being extended inward to form a spring grip or loopwhereby it may be readily 55 connected up in combination with otheraccessories, such as hooks, blades, spinners, flies or the like.

The humps l8 and I! in Fig. 1, and the humps or bends 29 and 30 in Fig.2, perform two important functions. The outward bending of the wire Justbelow the hook l9 (or 30) between the hump l6 (or 29) and the bill l9 ofthe hook strengthens the grip and prevents the hook H from slidingdownward on the wire loop or eye I! under strain. Thus strain upon theeye II will not cause the hook l9 to slip down along the shank of thewire. Furthermore, these humps l8 and I8 or 29 and 21 prevent hooks,blades, spinners, etc. from becoming entangled, and this is furtherassisted by the circular Shape given to the eye. In actual practice, thehumps 29 and 21 or I6 and I8 may be slightly offset with relation toeach other so as to facilitate opening of the loop, that is, thedisengagement of'the hook l9 or 30 from the shank when it is desired toput a new hook in the eye.

It will be seen that I have provided a construction which is very simpleto make and which is muchsimpler to manipulate than the ordinary splitring or rings and which does entirely away with the need or use of thesesplit rings.

What is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a. combined swivel and snap hook,comprising a swivel body and a wire shaft having swiveled connectionwith the body, the shaft being bent to form an open eye, the eye havinginwardly extending oppositely disposed humps closely approximating eachother, the eye being formed to provide a resilient bill, the extremityof which is bent to form an open hook normally engaging partially aroundthe shank.

PETER E. WIBERG.

